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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Look, I know we’re all rightfully pissed about the current Epstein stuff, but you should really set aside some time and read this piece. There’s a reason “mitigating the effects of climate change” is one of my key policy positions.
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Look, I know we’re all rightfully pissed about the current Epstein stuff, but you should really set aside some time and read this piece. There’s a reason “mitigating the effects of climate change” is one of my key policy positions.
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Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
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This leads to what I mean by antifascist economics. It doesn’t target one party; it tackles the material conditions that make fascism appealing: insecurity, despair, unmet basic needs. Policies that make life affordable are not just social policy, they are democracy insurance.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This leads to what I mean by antifascist economics. It doesn’t target one party; it tackles the material conditions that make fascism appealing: insecurity, despair, unmet basic needs. Policies that make life affordable are not just social policy, they are democracy insurance.
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As the mother of a 20-year-old daughter, I think it is hard to overstate how much what happened last night meant to many young people.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
As the mother of a 20-year-old daughter, I think it is hard to overstate how much what happened last night meant to many young people.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
They came of political age under the shadow of Trumpism and the hardships of the pandemic.
They needed this glimmer of hope. Let’s build it into an enduring flame.
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Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says:
Governments need “to rethink the welfare state – from food assistance to healthcare and unemployment benefits – as an essential tool to maintain the social fabric of society, rather than a cost to be reduced.”
Governments need “to rethink the welfare state – from food assistance to healthcare and unemployment benefits – as an essential tool to maintain the social fabric of society, rather than a cost to be reduced.”
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says
Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says:
Governments need “to rethink the welfare state – from food assistance to healthcare and unemployment benefits – as an essential tool to maintain the social fabric of society, rather than a cost to be reduced.”
Governments need “to rethink the welfare state – from food assistance to healthcare and unemployment benefits – as an essential tool to maintain the social fabric of society, rather than a cost to be reduced.”
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As for the building itself, the White House is built on a human scale.
It’s grander than where we might live, but—when you go there—it feels approachable, inviting you in as a participant in democracy.
The fascist ballroom Trump is constructing is purposefully designed to have the opposite effect.
It’s grander than where we might live, but—when you go there—it feels approachable, inviting you in as a participant in democracy.
The fascist ballroom Trump is constructing is purposefully designed to have the opposite effect.
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As for the building itself, the White House is built on a human scale.
It’s grander than where we might live, but—when you go there—it feels approachable, inviting you in as a participant in democracy.
The fascist ballroom Trump is constructing is purposefully designed to have the opposite effect.
It’s grander than where we might live, but—when you go there—it feels approachable, inviting you in as a participant in democracy.
The fascist ballroom Trump is constructing is purposefully designed to have the opposite effect.
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Let's meet my friend Tanystropheus, a archosauromorph reptile from the Triassic.
You may notice that Tany is looooooooong, with some specimens being 6 m (20 ft) long, while only weighing 30-70 kg (65-150 lbs).
Which led me to an interesting question:
How do LONG-NECKERS like Tany BREATHE?
You may notice that Tany is looooooooong, with some specimens being 6 m (20 ft) long, while only weighing 30-70 kg (65-150 lbs).
Which led me to an interesting question:
How do LONG-NECKERS like Tany BREATHE?
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Let's meet my friend Tanystropheus, a archosauromorph reptile from the Triassic.
You may notice that Tany is looooooooong, with some specimens being 6 m (20 ft) long, while only weighing 30-70 kg (65-150 lbs).
Which led me to an interesting question:
How do LONG-NECKERS like Tany BREATHE?
You may notice that Tany is looooooooong, with some specimens being 6 m (20 ft) long, while only weighing 30-70 kg (65-150 lbs).
Which led me to an interesting question:
How do LONG-NECKERS like Tany BREATHE?
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... they're fixed to the ribs & don't contract, so they can't use our 'tidal' breathing.
Instead, they developed a two-cycle unidirectional flow of air powered by contractions of smaller air sacs.
It takes four breaths to complete the cycle, but fresh & exhaled air never travel the same path.
Instead, they developed a two-cycle unidirectional flow of air powered by contractions of smaller air sacs.
It takes four breaths to complete the cycle, but fresh & exhaled air never travel the same path.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
... they're fixed to the ribs & don't contract, so they can't use our 'tidal' breathing.
Instead, they developed a two-cycle unidirectional flow of air powered by contractions of smaller air sacs.
It takes four breaths to complete the cycle, but fresh & exhaled air never travel the same path.
Instead, they developed a two-cycle unidirectional flow of air powered by contractions of smaller air sacs.
It takes four breaths to complete the cycle, but fresh & exhaled air never travel the same path.
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A prayer more than an interview. Amen.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A prayer more than an interview. Amen.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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She basically invented astrophysics.
She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally.
She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe.
She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.
She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally.
She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe.
She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
September 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
She basically invented astrophysics.
She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally.
She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe.
She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.
She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally.
She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe.
She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.
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"Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?"
My story for @barnraiser.bsky.social about one family carrying the torch.
This is a story against the grain. A story of hope in a dark time. A story of long time horizons. 1/n
barnraisingmedia.com/can-a-family...
My story for @barnraiser.bsky.social about one family carrying the torch.
This is a story against the grain. A story of hope in a dark time. A story of long time horizons. 1/n
barnraisingmedia.com/can-a-family...
Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?
Virginia family farmers have planted American chestnut seedlings that come from an old grove that survived the 20th century blight. Will the trees survive?
barnraisingmedia.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?"
My story for @barnraiser.bsky.social about one family carrying the torch.
This is a story against the grain. A story of hope in a dark time. A story of long time horizons. 1/n
barnraisingmedia.com/can-a-family...
My story for @barnraiser.bsky.social about one family carrying the torch.
This is a story against the grain. A story of hope in a dark time. A story of long time horizons. 1/n
barnraisingmedia.com/can-a-family...
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Eight of Sweden's 277 glaciers melted completely during 2024 and are now extinct due to global warming, the head of the Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden has said.
Eight Swedish glaciers disappeared in 2024, expert says
Eight of Sweden's 277 glaciers melted completely during 2024 and are now extinct due to global warming, the head of the Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden has said.
www.rte.ie
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Eight of Sweden's 277 glaciers melted completely during 2024 and are now extinct due to global warming, the head of the Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden has said.
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Israel killed four US citizens—three of them children—in a strike in Lebanon
www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/m...
Four US citizens killed, including three children, in Israeli strike on Lebanon, says Lebanese government | CNN
Four US citizens, including three children, were among five people killed Sunday by an Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese government.
www.cnn.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Israel killed four US citizens—three of them children—in a strike in Lebanon
www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/m...
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We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
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The more the icebergs break up, the greater the surface area they expose. The greater the exposed surface area, the faster they melt in response to rising temperatures.
The world’s largest iceberg is “rapidly breaking up” into several “very large chunks,” scientists from the British Antarctic Survey say: https://cnn.it/3K8Zz68
World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has broken up | CNN
The world’s largest iceberg is “rapidly breaking up” into several large “very large chunks,” scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said.
www.cnn.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The more the icebergs break up, the greater the surface area they expose. The greater the exposed surface area, the faster they melt in response to rising temperatures.
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⚠️ Israel performed a “double tap” attack on the only functioning hospital remaining in southern Gaza.
After the initial strike on the hospital, journalists and first responders rushed in, and then Israel struck again.
Israel killed twenty people, including five journalists, in the strikes.
After the initial strike on the hospital, journalists and first responders rushed in, and then Israel struck again.
Israel killed twenty people, including five journalists, in the strikes.
August 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
⚠️ Israel performed a “double tap” attack on the only functioning hospital remaining in southern Gaza.
After the initial strike on the hospital, journalists and first responders rushed in, and then Israel struck again.
Israel killed twenty people, including five journalists, in the strikes.
After the initial strike on the hospital, journalists and first responders rushed in, and then Israel struck again.
Israel killed twenty people, including five journalists, in the strikes.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference led a prayer vigil in Italy in which they read the names of every child killed in Gaza:
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
Cardinal Zuppi leads seven-hour prayer, naming every child killed in Holy Land war
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have be...
www.ncronline.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference led a prayer vigil in Italy in which they read the names of every child killed in Gaza:
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
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Miller complaining about protestors-- "respectable" old white ones, no less!-- is a strong sign that
1) they are scared of protest;
2) protests are happening; and
3) they are having an impact, even if the media refuses to cover them.
1) they are scared of protest;
2) protests are happening; and
3) they are having an impact, even if the media refuses to cover them.
August 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Miller complaining about protestors-- "respectable" old white ones, no less!-- is a strong sign that
1) they are scared of protest;
2) protests are happening; and
3) they are having an impact, even if the media refuses to cover them.
1) they are scared of protest;
2) protests are happening; and
3) they are having an impact, even if the media refuses to cover them.
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WIRED’s air quality expert breaks down what we consider when reviewing one of these popular appliances. www.wired.com/story/how-we...
WIRED Tests Dozens of Air Purifiers a Year. Here’s What We, and You, Should Look For
WIRED’s air quality expert breaks down what we consider when reviewing one of these popular appliances.
www.wired.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
WIRED’s air quality expert breaks down what we consider when reviewing one of these popular appliances. www.wired.com/story/how-we...